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why is this so cheap?
http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=652 Ok other than the fact that the saddle is horrible, why is this so much cheaper than other 28-29'' wheeled unicycles? Would this hold up to constant road riding? (no jumps or anything whatsoever) thanks. -- gordito8me 36er fund = 19$ out of 375$ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gordito8me's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13641 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/57775 |
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why is this so cheap?
# Unicrown (rounded) frame for ease-on-the-knees # Main-cap bearing housings with 40-mm sealed bearings # Cotterless hub with 150-mm (6-inch) crankset # 36-spoke wheel with single-walled steel rim # Adult-sized contoured saddle # Pneumatic (air-filled) 700c x 45c (28 x 1.75) whitewall tire # Plastic 9/16-threaded pedals that is why it is so cheap -- Chris.James "Thats my favorite thing about unicycling, I can eat oreos while riding!" ~Me "Darwin was once of the greatest minds of our time!...Then why is he making out with Satan?" ~The Simpsons "I'm riding a unicycle with my pants down...this should be every boy's dream!"~Bart Simpson ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chris.James's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14072 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/57775 |
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Chris.James wrote: # Unicrown (rounded) frame for ease-on-the-knees # Main-cap bearing housings with 40-mm sealed bearings # Cotterless hub with 150-mm (6-inch) crankset # 36-spoke wheel with single-walled steel rim # Adult-sized contoured saddle # Pneumatic (air-filled) 700c x 45c (28 x 1.75) whitewall tire # Plastic 9/16-threaded pedals that is why it is so cheap thanks for that quick reply, but would this hold up to road riding? I only weigh 100 pounds but I'm growing and I wouldn't be taking it on any jumps obviously and I have a replacement saddle since that one doesn't look very comfortable. -- gordito8me 36er fund = 19$ out of 375$ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gordito8me's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13641 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/57775 |
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If you're just doing road riding this would hold out yeah, things you might want to change on it are the seatclamp, the saddle, the pedals and eventually the size of the cranks, if you look at the more expensive 29ers you notice they have gel saddles, a more expensive tire (though this will do), a stronger rim, a stronger/wider hub and a better wheelbuild, for beginner roadriding this is a good buy, I have a similar 29" here, I was just working on it. It uses a standard hub, cheap bicycle rim and a pretty good wheelbuild, you can do minor (corrective) hops on it without bending anything. -- DustinSchaap FOUNDER OF EENWIEL.NL (\"HTTP://WWW.EENWIEL.NL\") *Sponsored by 'MUNICYCLE.COM' (http://www.municycle.com) , 'QU-AX' (http://www.qu-ax.com) and 'SEMCYCLE' (http://www.semcycle.com)* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DustinSchaap's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12614 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/57775 |
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DustinSchaap wrote: If you're just doing road riding this would hold out yeah, things you might want to change on it are the seatclamp, the saddle, the pedals and eventually the size of the cranks, if you look at the more expensive 29ers you notice they have gel saddles, a more expensive tire (though this will do), a stronger rim, a stronger/wider hub and a better wheelbuild, for beginner roadriding this is a good buy, I have a similar 29" here, I was just working on it. It uses a standard hub, cheap bicycle rim and a pretty good wheelbuild, you can do minor (corrective) hops on it without bending anything. the seatclamp is welded on. -- mornish aim:kiloornish email: mornish AT gmail DOT com maxcarriere wrote: nah, he just wants to buy the cranks to look at them and rub them on his body.. muniaddict wrote: does he have me confused with somebody who's actually good? Julian wrote: that guys good at not doing stuff. Brian MacKenzie wrote: you're gonna need a flux capacitor and a shot of plutonium ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mornish's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11658 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/57775 |
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gordito8me wrote: thanks for that quick reply, but would this hold up to road riding? I only weigh 100 pounds but I'm growing and I wouldn't be taking it on any jumps obviously and I have a replacement saddle since that one doesn't look very comfortable. If you only weigh 100 pounds, that unicycle might outweigh you. The biggest difference between that and a good unicycle is the rim; steel rims suck (and are unserviceable). -- tholub ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tholub's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/804 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/57775 |
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I was actually thinking about buying this unicycle and replacing the saddle with a nimbus gel saddle and putting a knobby tire on it -- dunawan *Wake up wake up my God, this is not a test and it's not too late to come clean, Get it off your chest, So steady your hand before your face and concentrate, There's got to be some stable ground left to walk on* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dunawan's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13582 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/57775 |
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tholub wrote: If you only weigh 100 pounds, that unicycle might outweigh you. The biggest difference between that and a good unicycle is the rim; steel rims suck (and are unserviceable). If i were to buy this, what would be a good rim to replace it with? thanks -Andrew -- dunawan -Wake up wake up my God, this is not a test and it's not too late to come clean, Get it off your chest, So steady your hand before your face and concentrate, There's got to be some stable ground left to walk on- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dunawan's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13582 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/57775 |
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dunawan wrote: If i were to buy this, what would be a good rim to replace it with? thanks -Andrew the KH 29 rim. -- mornish aim:kiloornish email: mornish AT gmail DOT com maxcarriere wrote: nah, he just wants to buy the cranks to look at them and rub them on his body.. muniaddict wrote: does he have me confused with somebody who's actually good? Julian wrote: that guys good at not doing stuff. Brian MacKenzie wrote: you're gonna need a flux capacitor and a shot of plutonium ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mornish's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11658 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/57775 |
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dunawan wrote: If i were to buy this, what would be a good rim to replace it with? thanks -Andrew I really think you're better off with a different unicycle. Replacing the rim would involve completely rebuilding the wheel, probably using new spokes. And you'd want a different tire. And the cranks and pedals are crap. In answer to your question, it's cheap because it's a piece of junk. -- tholub ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tholub's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/804 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/57775 |
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